New Canadian Eating Disorders Guidelines

Topics: Anorexia Nervosa | Bulimia Nervosa | Eating Disorders | Least Restrictive Environment

Review of: Couturier J et al, J Eating Disorders 2020;8:4 Good guidelines can optimize clinical practice. The APA last published eating disorder guidelines in 2012. In 2020, a group of Canadian psychiatrists published new practice guidelines for eating disorder treatment. Let’s take a look. This systematic and comprehensive literature review scr

Olanzapine for Anorexia Nervosa

Topics: Anorexia Nervosa | Antipsychotics | Eating Disorders | olanzapine | Research | Research Update

Review of: Attia E et al, Am J Psychiatry 2019;176(6):449–456 Type of study: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Antipsychotics have been tried in anorexia since 1960, but their success has been mixed and often outweighed by their risks. Seven controlled trials have tested atypical antipsychotics in anorexia, and although most were p